Thursday, March 6, 2008
Movies in review

Stay in A.D: 10,000 B.C. lacks punch and coherence

Despite stunning landscape shots, without real action and historical accuracy, 10,000 B.C. fails to do much more than look pretty

Friday, February 29, 2008
Review

City of Men delivers a story of fatherhood and friendship

After City of God, it’s a beautifully shot, less exciting return to the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

Thursday, February 28, 2008
Movies

Semi-Pro: ten steps to a Will Ferrell comedy

Step one: Create a quirky character for Will Ferrell to portray. Said character has a ridiculous name.

Hip-Hop

Erykah Badu warns of a 4th World War in new album

Erykah Badu’s new release takes music to a new dimension.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
MUSIC

Goldfrapp’s Seventh Tree successfully departs from past efforts

A review of the British duo’s new album, Seventh Tree.

New Releases

Penelope makes pig noses kinda cute

Penelope is classic fairy tale with some cute twists (and a very fine James McAvoy).

Sunday, February 24, 2008
Movies

Vantage Point fails to deliver (from my vantage point)

This movie has filmgoers groaning, “Oh no, another flashback?!”

Thursday, February 14, 2008
Movie Review

Jumper: a good-looking bad movie

Despite stunning visual effects, Jumper, with little substance, fails to impress.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Concert Review

British singer Mika adds pep to the House of Blues

It’s obvious why this curly-haired British cutie always sells out his fun, far-fetched shows.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Speed trial: Hot Chip’s Made in the Dark

A lot of great music exists out there. But NBN can’t devote a slot to every CD that hits shelves, especially for bands most of you have never heard of. So, that’s where we come in. Due to our indie-leanings here at One-Click Wonders, we catch all the music too obscure for the main page, [...]

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Music Review

Columbia grads Vampire Weekend bypass the hype on debut album

The band received massive amounts of buzz, but manages to be worth the hype with their self-titled album.

Thursday, January 24, 2008
Movies

Movies of the Week: January 25 - 31

The best and worst of this week’s releases.

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Review

Eliot Chang: Funny and insightful, just not at the same time

Chang split his campus show between smirks and smarts, never letting the two intermingle.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Guitar heroes

Our two Radioheads jabber about In Rainbows

A pair of reviews of the band’s latest album.

Music

Radiohead ditches the concept album and evolves with In Rainbows

Ten years ago, Radiohead released the seminal OK Computer, an album merging classic rock sounds with futuristic noise. The lyrics focused on technology’s role in the world, how new innovations left humanity cold and crushed. A decade later, Thom Yorke’s words of techno-isolation ring truer than ever: A walk down the street reveals [...]

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